‘It’s about the People in Gaza’: Student Encampment Protest Hits 1-Week Mark

On the fourth day of the protest encampment at George Washington University, at least a dozen D.C.-area families with young kids joined the Sunday afternoon crowd. They came to show support for students demonstrating against Israel’s war on Gaza, which has led to the deaths of over 34,000 Palestinians — including more than 14,000 children. “I want our child to know about how the struggle for civil rights in the United States is connected to global struggles for justice and human rights across the board,” said Alicia Sanchez Gill, who attended on April 28 with her wife and their 3-year-old.  “What’s happening to children and families in Gaza is connected to what’s happening to children, particularly Black children, in the United States,” Sanchez Gill continued. Her toddler painted swirls in the red, green, black and white colors of the Palestinian flag and chatted with other demonstrators. They sat on the ground amidst the calm, music-filled gathering on H Street, next to the police-enforced barricade that prohibited entry to the tent camp in University Yard. A toddler paints with other protesters, while the child’s mom watches, on April 28. | Kayla Benjamin via The Washington Informer Less than eight hours later,...